Quasi-solid dye sensitised solar cells filled with ionic liquid--increase in efficiencies by specific interaction between conductive polymers and gelators.

Photo-energy conversions for quasi-solid dye sensitised solar cells increased when gel electrolytes were combined with conductive polymers as counter electrodes and the conversion surpassed that for DSSCs equipped with conventional Pt counter electrodes.

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